Disease burden in Europe

• Each year Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) causes over 4.3 million deaths in Europe and over 2.0 million deaths in the European Union. Overall CVD is estimated to cost the EU economy €192 billion a year. (Source: European Heart Network)
  
  
• Cancer in Europe affects 1 in 3 men and 1 in 4 women at some time in their lives. It is estimated that 1,2 million EU citizens die from cancer each year which kills about one in four people in Europe. (Source: Public Health Portal of the European Union)
  
  
• Tobacco is the single largest cause of avoidable death in the EU accounting for over 650,000 deaths each year. It is estimated that the sickness and death caused by smoking costs EU countries at least 100 billion euro a year, the equivalent of 1% of GDP. (Source: European Public Health Alliance)
  
  
• Some 30-80% of the adult population in the WHO European Region is overweight. Obesity affects up to a third of the adult population in the region. Almost 400 million adults in the region are estimated to be overweighted and about 130 million, obese. Obesity creates a major economic burden through loss of productivity and income, and consumes 2-8% of overall health care budgets. (Source: World Health Organization)
  
  
• Currently, 80 million people in Europe have some form of allergic disease and their prevalance is increasing. Around 30 million people in Europe have asthma, and as many as 6 million suffer symptoms. The full financial impact of allergic diseases to European health systems is estimated to be around €100 billion a year. (Source: European Federation of Allergy and Airway Diseases Patients Association)
  
  
• It is estimated that some 23 million people in Europe are diagnosed as having depression at any one time. But many more cases are not recognised. About 40% of patients with severe depression are not getting any of the treatment they need.(Source: European Alliance against Depression)
  
  
• Diabetes currently affects 246 million people worlwide and is expected to affect 380 million by 2025. Each year 3.8 million deaths are attributable to diabetes. (Source: International Diabetes Federation)
  
  
• Today it is estimated that Alzheimer's disease affects about 26 million people world-wide. With an increasing aged population, that number is expected to be four times that of today by 2050. (Source: Alzheimer Europe)
  
  
• Osteoporosis affects an estimated 75 million people in Europe, USA and Japan. 30-50% of women and 15-30% of men will suffer a fracture related to osteoporosis in their lifetime. The total direct costs were estimated at €31.7 billion which were expected to increase to €76.7 billion in 2050 based on the expected changes in the demography of Europe. (Source: International Osteoporosis Foundation)
  
  
• An estimated 7 million people in Europe will suffer from epilepsy at some time during their lives. (Source: European concerted Action and Research in Epilepsy - EUCARE)
  
  
• Schizophrenia affects 1 in 100 people at some pointing their lives with about 1.9 million cases in Europe. (Source: World Health Organization)
  
  
• In 2007, 33.2 million people were estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS, 2.5 million people became newly infected and 2.1 million people died of HIV/AIDS. (Source: World Health Organization)
  
  
• In Europe, some 800,000 people are estimated to have Parkinson’s disease, with about 75,000 new cases diagnosed every year. (Source: European Parkinson's Disease Association)